A distressing Facebook post received in the early hours of the morning alerted a daughter to check on her dad and stepmum - and tragically, she found them dead.

Stephen Arnold, 55, had put a message on Facebook at 3am on September 6, 2016 calling his wife Karen Arnold “the Devil” and warning “everyone was out to kill him.”

Relatives had hidden knives and scissors from the kitchen of the New Waltham home in Bude Close, after Mr Arnold had returned from hospital having taken an overdose two days before, an inquest at Cleethorpes Town Hall heard.

A police officer stands over floral tributes at the scene in Bude Close

His daughters had pleaded with hospital staff for support and voiced their concerns about their father's release from the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital after taking an overdose at home on September 4, 2016.

The inquest was told how while in hospital he claimed to family that the drip infusion attached to him was “poisoning” him and other patients on the ward “were trying to break his arms and legs.”

Mr Arnold’s daughter, Leanne, who was staying overnight to care for her dad and step mum Karen, told the hearing she ran upstairs as soon she got a phone call from relatives to alert her to the Facebook post.

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Leanne told the inquest her dad was a popular guitarist with the Ultrabeats. She said he was "loveable guy" and a good dad and a proud man. She had tried to get mental health advice in the days before the tragedy.

"The stuff he was coming out with was like he was hallucinating."

"He got paranoid because we were getting concerned," she told.

Scenes of crime investigators at the scene on Bude Close, New Waltham, following the discovery of the bodies of Mr and Mrs Arnold

Leanne said she had taken knives out of the kitchen because of the risk they posed when her dad came out of hospital.

The two-day inquest heard Mr Arnold was discovered lying in the bed upstairs next to his wife. Post mortem examination evidence revealed by Home Office pathologist Dr Kirsten Hope showed Mrs Arnold, 46, died from multiple stab wounds to her chest and neck.

Mr Arnold died from multiple incise wounds to his left forearm caused by a knife found at the scene, the pathologist revealed.

Detective Constable Stephen Jewell told the inquest, following a major incident investigation, it was concluded Mr Arnold had stabbed his wife repeatedly and then killed himself.

Floral tributes at the home of Karen and Stephen Arnold in New Waltham

A timeline of events leading to the tragedy was compiled by Detective Constable Paula Barden.

She said the couple had met in 1995 and they moved in together to Bude Close between 2003 and 2004. They married on September 10 2005.

Mr Arnold began work for Shoreline in 2008 working as a caretaker at the high rises on Albion Street. He had issues with other staff members and had “taken exception to be called volatile.”

Detective Constable Barden said: “He believed he was being bullied by colleagues and management.” He resigned in August 2015. In October he took up a new job as caretaker at South Parade Academy in Grimsby.

A two-day inquest into the deaths of Stephen and Karen Arnold will start today

Her mother told police he later became convinced his home was bugged and there was something in the Xbox and video player. He put tape over the cameras on his Ipad. He was also paranoid that something had been planted in the alarm box of their home, as it had fallen of the wall twice. He also thought neighbours were poisoning his dog. The popular guitarist left his band.

He was due to start a new job with North East Lincolnshire Council on September 12.

On September 2, daughter Leanne contacted support group Open Minds to get leaflets due to his depression and anxieties.

On September 4 he took an overdose of tablets and cider and was admitted to hospital.

He told staff he was depressed after finishing work in May. Two nurses from Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital told how they cared for Mr Arnold after he was admitted for taking an overdose. Nurse Joanne Norfolk said Mr Arnold was assessed by a consultant who agreed, following discussions with mental health support workers, that he could go home on the evening of September 5.

Police and scenes of crime investigators at the scene in September 2016

An appointment with the mental health crisis team had been arranged for the following morning.

"He was pleased he could go home, she said, adding that. a first interview with Mr Arnold had not succeeded. But later that day "he seemed remorseful for what he had done and what he had put her (Karen) through.

Staff Nurse Donna Irving told how Mr Arnold had wanted to have his infusion drip removed so he could go to a hospital cafe with his family. Hospital records referred to him believing the cannula was a lie detector. But the nurse persuaded him to keep it attached. She told the inquest how later "he was apologetic for what he had done ."

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Nurse Irving said "He kept shaking my hand and hugging the doctors. He seemed remorseful for what he had done." She said the mental health team told her that if he was "stable and medically fit" he could return home and be seen the following morning "in the community."

Nurse Irving said "I did not have any concerns about his welfare."

Hospital records showed Mr Arnold’s family tried to convince him to stay in hospital.

From records it was revealed that an assessment was conducted by Crisis Team worker Joshua Fletcher.

Paperwork said: "Stephen was closed to questioning and deflected the questions or stated he was unwilling to discuss things as it is confidential.”

He told staff he would not overdose again as his “family meant everything to him. Doctors agreed Mr Arnold was “not detainable and has the capacity to make a decision regarding self discharge.”

Representatives of The Crisis Team were scheduled to interview Mr Arnold. Nursing staff were told the patient could be seen at Harrison House that evening or in the morning at home if he was stable.

Daughter Leanne contacted the Crisis Team to ask for support. She was told someone would call her back but no one did, the inquest heard.

Cleethorpes Town Hall

Hospital records showed that “Chris Knight from Crisis Team was happy to see the patient tomorrow and patient to be discharged home.”

From records of mental health service Navigo, it was revealed the Crisis Team member was satisfied the patient could go home “as he would be with his wife and she would ensure he attended the following day."

The record stated: “There were no identifiable risk factors reported by the doctor and so a joint decision was agreed upon that Stephen would go home.”

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When he got home Mr Arnold played on his guitar. But he was anxious he would not get another job because of prospective employers would see his hospital records.

After discovering the bodies of her father and step mother, Leanne called 999. PCs Alcock and Doust arrived and alerted the ambulance service. Paramedics Lee Hastie, Graham Purdue and Christopher Heron attended and the couple were pronounced dead.

The inquest resumes today with Grimsby and North Lincolnshire coroner, Paul Kelly presiding and will hear from one of the authors of a joint report from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole hospitals Trust and Navigo, Professor Zaffer Iqbal.

A report by independent consultant psychiatrist from Rampton Hospital Dr Paul Egleston will also be revealed today.